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| Did You Know is where you can get information that you need to know but might not have. All information on this page is something to keep in mind every time you go to a call. |
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| Did you know that in order to be NY state complyent and be covered in case of an accedent you must have your Firefighter 1 ( Essentials of firefighting) and Hazardous Materials First Responder courses completed. Did you know that in order to be NY state complyent and be covered in case of an accident and be an interior Firefighter you must have taken Firefighter 1 (Essentials of firefighting) & Intermediate Firefighting. |
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| PHOSGENE, an extermely TOXIC byproduct similar to World War 1 mustard gas, is produced by heating or burning chlorinated hydrocarbons or by heating chlorine and chlorinated products in the presence of moisture and carbon monoxide. |
| Byproducts of pyrolysis, |
| HYDROGEN CYANIDE, the gas that is used for executions, is produced by burning nitrogen containing organic compounds with a reduced oxygen content. Included in such compounds are those with a urea base, nitriles, cyanides, and proteins. Hydrogen cyanide is highly toxic through inhalation, ingestion, and skin absorption. |
| Did You Know that at any structure fire or MVA one or more of the following may be present: |
| HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, is produced by burning chhlorinated hydrocarbons and derivatives with chlorine content, when pyrolyzed or oxidized, or by heating chlorine in a moist, oxgen-depleted atmosphere. Hydrogen chlorine is extremely toxic when inhaled or in contact with moist tissues. |
| METAL OXIDES, are produced by burning metals, or by heating, or by the decomposition of metal salts or organometalilic compounds. They are potentially severely toxic byproducts. When inhaled or in contact with moist tissues, they produce caustic bases known as hydroxiides that destroy tissues in the same manner as acids. Many metal oxides, such as MERCURY, LEAD, CADMIUM, and ZINK, are poisnous in themselves if inhaled, ingested, or released into the environment. |
| NONMETAL OXIDES, are produced when products containing sulfur, phospurous, carbon, ect., are burned. For example, phosphorous oxidizes to produce phosphurous pentoxide, and sulfur will oxidze to produce sulfur dixide--in extermely oxidizing reactions, it becomes sulfur trioxide. These gases produce acids when inhaled on in contact moist tissues. |
| Please use your SCBA, it's your life first. |
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